A Fairy Tale in Two Acts, Shakespeare Apocrypha E-Book

William Shakespeare

• Herausgeber: Seltzer Books
• Kategorie: Poesie und Drama
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 24

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2018

Beschreibung

Elizabethan drama, sometimes attributed in part to Shakespeare. According to Wikipedia: "William Shakespeare (baptised 26 April 1564 – died 23 April 1616) was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" (or simply "The Bard"). His surviving works consist of 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language, and are performed more often than those of any other playwright."

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A Fairy Tale In Two Acts, Taken From Shakespeare

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Other plays partially attributed to William Shakespeare:

Cromwell

Edward III

Faire Em

London Prodigal

Merry Devil

Puritaine Widdow

Sir John Oldcastle

Sir Thomas More

Tragedy of Locrine

Two Noble Kinsmen

All's One

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As it is Performed at the THEATRE-ROYAL In DRURY-LANE, LONDON

Printed for J. and R. Tonson.

MDCCLXIII.

DRAMATIS PERSONAE.

MEN.

Quince, a Carpenter,            Mr. Love.

Bottom, the Weaver,             Mr. Baddely.

Snug, the Joiner,               Mr. Clough.

Flute, the Bellows-mender,      Mr. Castle.

Snout, the Tinker,              Mr. Ackman.

Starveling, the Taylor,         Mr. Parsons.

FAIRIES.

Oberon, King of the Fairies,    Miss Rogers.

Titania, Queen of the Fairies,  Miss Ford.

Puck,                           Master Cape.

First Fairy,                    Miss Wright.

Second Fairy,                   Master Raworth.

Other Fairies attending the King and Queen.

SCENE, Athens, and a Wood not far from it.

A FAIRY TALE.

ACT I. SCENE I.

SCENE a Room in Quince's House.

Enter Quince, Snug, Bottom, Flute, Snowt, and Starveling.

QUINCE.

Is all our company here?

Bot. You were best to call them generally, man by man, according to

the scrip.

Quin. Here is the scrowl of every man's name, which is thought

fit through all Athens to play in our interlude before the Duke and

Dutchess, on his wedding day at night.

Bot. First, good Peter Quince, say what the play treats on; then

read the names of the actors; and so grow on to a point.

Quin. Marry, our play is the most lamentable comedy, and most cruel

death of Pyramus and Thisby.

Bot. A very good piece of work, I assure you, and a merry. Now, good

Peter Quince, call forth your actors by the scrowl. Masters, spread

yourselves.

Quin. Answer as I call you. Nick Bottom the weaver!

Bot. Ready: Name what part I am for, and proceed.

Quin. You, Nick Bottom, are set down for Pyramus.

Bot. What is Pyramus, a lover, or a tyrant?

Quin. A lover that kills himself most gallantly for love.

Bot. That will ask some tears in the true performing of it: If I

do it let the audience look to their eyes; I will move storms; I will

condole in some measure. To the rest; yet, my chief humour is for a

tyrant; I could play Ercles rarely, or a part to tear a cat in. "To

make all split the raging rocks and shivering shocks shall break the

locks of prison-gates, and Phibbus carr shall shine from far, and make

and mar the foolish fates!" This was lofty. Now name the rest of

the players. This is Ercles vein, a tyrant's vein; a lover is more

condoling.

Quin. Francis Flute, the bellows-mender.

Flu. Here, Peter Quince.